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Certain epilepsy drugs may increase risk of suicide
ST. PAUL, Minn. – While the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) requires a warning of an increased risk of
suicide for all epilepsy drugs, a new study shows that only certain
drugs may increase the risk. The study is published in the July 27,
2010, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the
American Academy of Neurology. Newer drugs with a higher risk of
causing depression than other epilepsy drugs, such as
levetiracetam, topiramate and vigabatrin, were found to increase
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Cigarettes as mood enhancers increase risk of depression
While some teenagers may puff on cigarettes to 'self-medicate'
against the blues, scientists at the University of Toronto and the
University of Montreal have found that smoking may actually
increase depressive symptoms in some adolescents. Published in the
journal Addictive Behaviors, the findings are part of the long-term
Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study based at the University
of Montreal Hospital Research Centre.
Recurrent High-grade Glioma Patients May Benefit from Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
Patients with recurrent, high-grade glioma who were treated with
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minimal side effects and a median survival of 11 months. These
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Obesity rates decline for many adolescents but disparities worsen
Obesity rates have started to decline and level off for many
adolescents, but continue to increase for certain racial and ethnic
minorities, according to a new UCSF-led study. The evidence of
increasing racial disparities for obesity underscores the need for
more tailored intervention programs and policies that target
high-risk groups, the authors conclude. The study, which is the
first to find significant differences in obesity trends over time
by race and ethnicity, appears online in the journal Pediatrics,
available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/papbyrecent.dtl.
It also will be published in the September 2010 print issue of the
journal.
Obesity rates decline for many adolescents but disparities worsen
Obesity rates have started to decline and level off for many
adolescents, but continue to increase for certain racial and ethnic
minorities, according to a new UCSF-led study. The evidence of
increasing racial disparities for obesity underscores the need for
more tailored intervention programs and policies that target
high-risk groups, the authors conclude. The study, which is the
first to find significant differences in obesity trends over time
by race and ethnicity, appears online in the journal Pediatrics,
available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/papbyrecent.dtl.
It also will be published in the September 2010 print issue of the
journal.
